Pakistan under a strong clutch of sectarian violenceThe study seriously faults the Pakistani counter-terrorism approach as mostly reactive, when it should be proactive, because all institutio...
17 Sep, 2022, 01.10 PM IST
Situation in South Asia 'extremely dangerous' due to Taliban's Afghan takeover; India could suffer: Ex-US NSAFormer US NSA General (Retd) H R McMaster during a key Congressional hearing said that Taliban's capture of Afghanistan has created an extr...
07 Oct, 2021, 05.16 PM IST
US updates travel advisory to citizens for Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan“Reconsider travel to Pakistan due to COVID-19, terrorism and sectarian violence,” it said. It also asked its citizens not to travel to Bal...
26 Jan, 2021, 09.41 AM IST
US lawmakers for listing Pakistan as country of particular concern over religious freedomDesignating Pakistan as a CPC is not just a moral imperative, it is a legally-mandated one under International Religious Freedom Act, and i...
15 Nov, 2017, 10.45 AM IST
US panel wants Pakistan on list for religious freedom violationsAs such USCIRF again recommended the State Department to designated Pakistan a "country of particular concern", or CPC, under IRFA.
03 May, 2016, 02.08 PM IST
Pakistan summons Indian envoy to protest 'RAW officer' presenceBalochistan Home Minister Mir Sarfaraz Bugti yesterday identified the "official" as Kul Yadav Bhushan who he alleged was a commander-rankin...
25 Mar, 2016, 03.38 PM IST
BJP asks Pakistan to stop dreaming about Kashmir"India's policy vis-a-vis Kashmir is clear that Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India and no discussion can be held over this issu...
16 Oct, 2015, 04.02 PM IST
400 ethnic Balochistan militants say farewell to arms on Pakistan's Independence DayMilitants in the restive, but resource-rich, province handed over their weapons to officials at a ceremony held in the provincial capital Q...
14 Aug, 2015, 04.47 PM IST
IS claims deadly attack on Karachi Shiites, first in PakistanThe IS claims, posted on Twitter, are set to raise fears over the Middle East-based jihadists' growing influence.
13 May, 2015, 10.43 PM IST
Pakistan yet to punish attackers of religious minorities: US reportAt the same time John Kerry praised the people of Pakistan for standing against violence against religious minorities.
29 Jul, 2014, 12.50 PM IST
Religious violence leading to extremism in India: Rehman MalikMalik, who met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today, later said an application to fast track the case has been moved in the Lahore High Court
15 Dec, 2012, 08.56 PM IST
- Sectarianism: Pakistan's mortal enemy within
The real threat to Pakistan's social fabric does not come from India, Afghanistan, the US or the army’s grip over the country’s affairs. It...
01 Mar, 2012, 02.55 PM IST
Client country's descent into chaosLong before the world had come to commemorate September 11 as a day of remembrance and mourning, Pakistanis had learnt to mark the day by g...
11 Sep, 2011, 10.16 AM IST
- Taliban threaten 2 attacks per week in Pakistan
A suicide bombing at a crowded Shiite mosque south of Pakistan's capital killed 26 people, the latest evidence of how security in the US-al...
06 Apr, 2009, 10.41 AM IST
- Ten killed in twin attacks in Pak
At least ten people, including five policemen, were killed and 25 others injured in twin attacks in the northwestern Pakistani city of Dera...
04 Jan, 2009, 09.42 PM IST
- 20 dead in Pakistan hospital bomb blast
A bomb blast ripped through a hospital on Tuesday in a northwestern Pakistani town that has been plagued by sectarian violence, killing at ...
19 Aug, 2008, 02.20 PM IST
- Landmine blasts kill six in Pakistan: Official
At least six people were killed and nine others injured on Thursday in three separate landmine blasts in a Pakistani tribal area bordering ...
10 Jul, 2008, 10.32 AM IST